Improvement in oil-stoves



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LEVI S. ENOS, OF ALMOND, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF OF HIS RIGHT TO JESSE B." GIBBS, JR, AND JOHN M. WETHEBB Y, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN OlL-STOVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,200, dated November v7, 1876; application filed September 20, 1876.

.mond, in the county of Allegany, and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil Stoves or Heaters; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of an oil-stove, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of my oil-stove. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same, with the top thrown back to show the bottom thereof.

A represents the oil-reservoir, made in elongated rectangular form, and provided with an elongated wick-tube, B, in the center, as shown. At or near one end of the oil-reservoir A is an upwardly-projecting inlet-tube, G, with cap 0, through which the oil'reservoir is filled. The reservoir A is placed within a vessel, D, of corresponding shape, and attached to the sides and bottom thereof in any suitable manner, so as to leave a space under and around all sides of the oil-reservoir. W

Water is to be poured into the vessel D to near the top, so that the oil-reservoir becomes entirely surrounded and covered with water, thus keeping the oil perfectly cool, obviating all danger of explosion. I have also found that the cooler the oil is, the less oil it takes to do the same amount of work.

From one end of the wick-tube B extends a tube, E, through the end of the water-reservoir D, andthrough this tube passes the shaft 0., provided with the usual wick-raising wheels b b, which work within a chamber, B, formed posite these wick-raisers, on the other side of the wick-tube, is attached a strip or stay, d, to prevent the wheels I) from slipping on the wick, which often happens by the giving or yielding of the wick-tube. By this improvement the wick can always be raised evenly.

Across the. top of the water-reservoir D, a short distance beyond each end of the wicktube 13, is a rod, h, to support the top or chimney, which is hinged, by means of ears 6 i, to one of said rods, and rests upon the other.

The top or chimney consists of a cast-metal base, J, having a perforated diaphragm, m, at the bottom, on each'side of the wick-tube. To this base the sheet-metal chimney proper I is riveted, said chimney being at each end provided with mica n, as shown.

The peculiar shape of the oil-stove thus constructed admits of its being placed and used within any common cook-stove,.and any furniture belonging to such cook-stove can be used.

Any desired amount of heat can be obtained by placing two or more of the oil-stoves side by side; and they can easily be moved, so as to distribute the heat evenly.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V The combination of the water-vessel D, oilreservoir A, with wick-tube B and inlet-tube G, the rods h h, and the hinged top or chim- .ney,.composed of the base J, having perfo- LEVI S. ENOS. [L. s] Witnesses:

JESSE B. GIBBs, Jr., ALLEN B. OANFIELD. 

